The Curse of Lono

Thompson, Hunter S; Ralph Steadman (Illustrator)

ISBN 10: 3822848972 / ISBN 13: 9783822848975

Published by TASCHEN, 2005

About this Item

Important: This is the extra-large folio sized volume--15" tall (ISBN: 9783822848975)--and not the smaller hardback also published in 2005 (ISBN: 3822836567). First hardcover edition (no subsequent printings listed). Fine in Fine dust jacket. Folio. Taschen, 2005. 207 pp. Full page and two-page layout color plates by Ralph Steadman throughout. NO remainder mark! First hardcover reproduction of the smaller 1983 paperback edition. Ships promptly with tracking/delivery confirmation. Oversized item will require additional shipping for international orders. We will email you for authorization. Z11.

Seller Inventory # LRUP-100-100

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Curse of Lono
• Publisher: TASCHEN
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3822848972
• ISBN 13: 9783822848975
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Graphic Novels & Comics

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Synopsis

<div>A wild ride to the dark side of Americana The Curse of Lono is to Hawaii what Fear and Loathing was to Las Vegas: the crazy tales of a journalist's ""coverage"" of a news event that ends up being a wild ride to the dark side of Americana. Originally published in 1983, Curse features all of the zany, hallucinogenic wordplay and feral artwork for which the Hunter S. Thompson/Ralph Steadman duo became known and loved. This curious book, considered an oddity among Hunter's oeuvre, was long out of print, prompting collectors to search high and low for an original copy. TASCHEN's signed, limited edition sold out before the book even hit the stores, but this unlimited version, in a different, smaller format, makes The Curse of Lono accessible to everyone.</div>

About the Author

Hunter S. Thompson's books include Fear and Loathing in America, Screwjack, Hell's Angels, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Proud Highway, Better Than Sex, The Rum Diary, and Kingdom of Fear. He was contributor to various national and international publications, including a weekly sports column for ESPN.com. Thompson was famous for his free-wheeling, intoxicant-fueled observations on politics and society in Rolling Stone. With wit and salty language, he created a public persona of a hard-drinking, gun-toting anti-authoritarian. He centered his reporting around his crazy behavior and called it ""gonzo journalism.""

Hunter S. Thompson died February 2005.